Empowered Sleep Apnea David E McCarty, MD FAASM & Ellen Stothard PhD

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Dr. William Osler said: To study the phenomena of disease without books is to sail an uncharted sea, while to study books without patients is not to go to sea at all...

A patient with unexplained nightmares...

...a collaborative patient-centered teaching tool...

...perhaps there's something to be learned from our patients after all...

Join Dave on this immersive story about collaboration, navigation of complexity, and the real meaning of health care. Plus! There's a NEW CARTOON :)
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***...A speech language pathologist with "Darth Vader" breathing during sleep...

***...a close encounter with a living legend...

***...and a rabbit hole into a complexity that could not be unseen...

...and what about the MONSTER called "Daniel?"

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Join Dave and Ellen as they welcome Speech Language Pathologist, Myofunctional Therapy expert, and author of the book Sleep Wrecked Kids, Sharon Moore, as she shares her personal true story of transformation and EMPOWERMENT.

Featured Cartoon: CAT Scan

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More information on special guest Sharon Moore:
Sharon Moore is a Speech Pathologist with 4 decades of clinical experience across a wide range of disorders of function in the upper airway. She has worked in clinical settings in Australia and London. Currently, she runs a Private Practice in Canberra, managing medical and dental specialist referrals for patients of all ages and is a member of the Transdisciplinary team for the Canberra Sleep Clinic. Orofacial Myofunctional principles are fully integrated into diagnosis, assessment and treatment of atypical or dysfunctional: breathing, swallowing, chewing, phonation, speech & breathing during sleep.   
Sharon has a special interest in early identification of craniofacial and function & growth anomalies in non-syndromic children that influence airway patency during the day and during sleep. Recently, acknowledgement of the role of upper airway muscle function in management of sleep breathing disorders, hails a new era of relevance for work in the upper airway, and affirmation of her chosen clinical direction. With significant health morbidities of sleep disorders in all ages now widely known, Sharon believes there has never been a more important time for medical, dental and allied health professionals to work as a team to resolve airway breathing issues in early childhood. She is author of the book 'Sleep Wrecked Kids: Raising happy healthy children one sleep at a time'. 
www.SleepWreckedKids.com
www.wellspoken.com.au
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Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST
Season 2: STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Episode 2: TORONTO

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A Sleep Doc and a Scientist walk into a story of transformation…
Join Dave and Ellen as the Beautiful Blue Balloon leaves the ISLE, on a quest to seek and understand. 


In this exciting episode, our intrepid explorers are regaled by the true and wonderful tale of an endless sinus infection, how this entity disguised a most unusual case of Sleep Apnea, and how the Universe can sometimes provide guidance towards wholeness in beautiful and unexpected ways.


In this episode, we’ll learn about the emerging science of Epigenetic Orthodontia—techniques that can literally change the shape of your face! What’s the risk of new innovations like this? How do they work? What is “Epigenetics,” anyway? What should patients and providers know about it? What’s an evidence-based provider supposed to think?


Never fear: Dave and Ellen harness the power of conversation to unlock these secrets, fueled by the eternal light of Sleep-Geek fascination. All will be revealed!


Special guest this episode: Kate Yeshurun, telling her true story of The Endless Sinus Infection. 
About Kate: Kate works for The Kabbalah Centre International as a Kabbalah instructor and global manager of the Roots (Youth) Program. She is also in the process of becoming a certified Birth Doula with DONA International. Kate is passionate about helping individuals navigate the world with more self-love, purpose, and spiritual tools to handle any challenge. She envisions a world in which every human being feels the divinity of their own soul and feels safe and free to be who they truly are...a world in which all humans thrive peacefully together with love and good health! She has moved back home from Toronto to New York, where she currently resides with her husband and daughter.
 Contact Kate at kate.yeshurun@kabbalah.com.

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 Dr. Ted Belfor and Dave wrote up Kate’s story as a Case Report, which has been submitted for publication and is currently under peer-review. The manuscript for Kate’s Case Report may be reviewed HERE.

A similar transformative Case Report (not Kate!) was recently published in the Canadian journal Oral Health.
Our Website: https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com
Official Blog: "Dave's Notes" : https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes

To go to the BookBaby bookstore and view the BOOK, click HERE!

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Empowered Sleep Apnea is back...and it's time to leave the Island!

Sleep Apnea, as a diagnosis...as a label...means many things to many people. It has a thousand faces. Moreover, it seems like everywhere you go, there's somebody else telling you that they have the answers...and, somehow, it seems like someone is always trying to sell you something...

In this Season 2 PREMIERE, join Dr. Dave McCarty for a balloon ride of a different color, as he chronicles his two-year post-clinical journey through music, time, space, and friendship to try to find a language that ties us all together.

Cartoons featured in today's episode can be viewed on our website! A full PDF transcript of this episode can be downloaded by clicking HERE :)
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Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST
Season Finale
Episode 5: THE MOUNTAIN
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A lone crow...a hidden key...another traveler...a place full of Mountain Magic...

After crossing the RIVER OF DECISION over to TREATED TERRITORY, Robert's gonna find out the reason for that ol' ISLAND SAYING: It's not the crossing, it's the landing!

Many things can go wrong, you see...on your way to Pleasant Dreams Beach.

In this special Season Finale episode, our ol' pal Robert will discover that orienteering around the ISLE is going to require an...um...elevated approach (tee-hee!)...along with...a different set of eyes, a ghost, and an engineering mindset.

In this exceptional, empowering, exciting and vastly entertaining episode, you will...
1. ...take a personal tour of an expert-level Sleep Medicine clinical problem-solving tool  called The Five Finger Approach
2. ...look "under the hood" of the Sleep-Wake MACHINE called the TWO-PROCESS MODEL of Sleep-Wake Regulation
3. ...dig deep into the concept of Circadian Misalignment, using a neato and fully RAD biologic decoder-ring GIZMO called the Circadian Rhythmo-Wheel!
4. ...do a head-first deep-dive into a common complication of Sleep Apnea management called Treatment Emergent Central Sleep Apnea (TECSA), and learn what to do about it from somebody with a ton of experience: Altitude Sleep Medicine expert, Dr. Tom Minor!

Special Guests:
The part of Annie played by Ms. LeVette Fuller
Dr. Tom Minor, as himself

Featured Cartoons & Links:
1. Common Substances that Affect Sleep and Wake (excerpt from our Beautiful Blue Book)
2. Circadian Rhythmo-Wheel , a PDF for printing and assembly at home! (also an excerpt from said Beautiful Blue Book.
3. Fumes in the Attic -- a cartoon to explain the concept of homeostatic sleep pressure and the function of the glymphatic system.
4. Five Finger Approach publication
5. American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) Two Week Sleep Diary



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Official Blog: "Dave's Notes" : https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes

To go to the BookBaby bookstore and view the BOOK, click HERE!

To watch the fully RAD video of this on our YOUTUBE channel, click HERE. 

In Episode 1, we experienced the rage of not understanding.
 In Episode 2, we came face to face with the jargon, and looked under the hood at the Many Moving Parts of Sleep Apnea
 In Episode 3, we put that knowledge to good use, discussing our own FIVE REASONS TO TREAT in the comfort of the Coffee Hut. And MMM. Lingonberry Pie. Worthy.
 And in Episode 4, we learned about the different ways across the River…The RIVER OF DECISION, the only way to get across to the TREATED TERRITORY on the ISLAND.
 Coming this Thanksgiving…
 Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE POCAST
 Is proud to present
 The culmination of all your journeys
 It’s not the crossing
 It’s the landing
 Sometimes
 In order to find out where you’re going
 You have to head for higher ground
 Empowered Sleep Apnea: THE PODCAST
Episode 5: THE MOUNTAIN
 Don’t miss the thrilling season finale. This Thanksgiving.
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 Don’t Miss It!
Our Website: https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com
Official Blog: "Dave's Notes" : https://www.empoweredsleepapnea.com/daves-notes

To go to the BookBaby bookstore and view the BOOK, click HERE!